CONGRATULATIONS 2025 MOGUL ROYALTY -- Congratulations to the 2025 Mogul Princess and Prince: Jordan Jones & Cooper Merritt and Mogul King and Queen: Holden Stanley & Skylar Ruebel.
2025 PUMPKIN ART FUNDRAISER -- AUCTION BIDS DUE FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17 -- Starting this year, and each year going forward, the Chaffee Art department will auction off jack-o-lanterns hand crafted by Jay Pierce, Chaffee Visual Arts Educator, to help raise funds for the Chaffee Art Department. This year we have two scary custom pumpkins. ~ The first is a classic “scary” pumpkin you might see on a porch. It is approximately a 5in. spherical and has a slot to place a tea light candle (included). ~ The second is a truly scary pumpkin you might see in your nightmares. It is also approximately a 5in. spherical and has a slot for a tea light candle (included). All money goes directly to the art department for supplies. The auction will be a silent auction. All bids will be sent to Mr. Pierce. Shipping/ delivery not available. All bids must be placed before the end of school on Friday, October 17th. If you would like to bid, please email your full bid amount and which pumpkin you are bidding on, to jay.pierce@chaffeer2.org. Pumpkin #1 “Boogieman” 2025 - Jay Pierce. Pumpkin #2 “Tryp-o-phobia” 2025 - Jay Pierce. Winning bids will be contacted on Friday, October 17th at the end of the school day. The winning bidders can pick up their pumpkin from the High School office.
JUST A REMINDER THAT OUR MOGUL DANCE IS TONIGHT (SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11) -- The CHS Mogul Dance will be held on Saturday, October 11th, from 7:00 -10:00 p.m. in the High School Activity Center for Grades 7-12. Cost is $3 per person or $5 per couple. Concessions available for purchase. There will be a photo booth. Professional photos will be available for $5 per photo. Dance is semi formal! No sweats allowed! NO COSTUMES! Coronation of Mogul Prince and Princess and Mogul King and Queen will begin at 8:30 p.m. We can't wait to see you there! Congratulations to the following Mogul Candidates: 7th grade: Desi Nash and Brysen McFarlen // 8th grade: Jordan Jones and Cooper Merritt // 9th grade: Mallory Horton and Jason Mosley // 10th grade: Charley Medley and Reid Dumey // 11th grade: Ashtyn Rhodes and Dom Polhamus // 12th grade: Skylar Ruebel and Holden Stanley.
CONGRATULATIONS CHAFFEE LADY DEVILS – SEMO CONFERENCE CHAMPS! Congratulations to our Chaffee Lady Devils – SEMO Conference Champs! This is Chaffee’s first SEMO Conference Championship in softball! Way to go Lady Devils players and coaches!
CONGRATULATIONS CHS CHEERLEADERS – Congratulations to our CHS Cheerleaders Competition Squad on qualifying for MCCA State Competition! Great job cheerleaders and coaches!
LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL SENIOR NIGHT -- Lady Devils Softball Senior Recognition Night is Wednesday, October 8, before the game. Come out and help celebrate our Senior Lady Devils and their accomplishments. Congratulations to our Lady Devils Softball Seniors!
REMINDER -- CHS SENIORS AND JUNIORS! MAKE YOUR MARK -- PAINT YOUR PARKING SPOT! We will have our "Make Your Mark - Paint Your Parking Spot" event on Saturday, October 4th, from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. We can’t wait to see all the juniors and seniors along with their family and friends showing their creative side! If you can't make it Saturday, please let Mrs. Swinford know, and you can paint your parking spot any time after that date that you are available. The cost is $30, or $20 if you kept your design from last year. You must purchase a school parking permit from the office for $3.00 before you can paint!
REMINDER -- EARLY DISMISSAL DAY ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH – Chaffee Elementary and Jr/Sr High School will have an Early Dismissal on Monday, October 6, 2025. All classes will be dismissed at 1:34 p.m.
GOOD LUCK CHS CHEERLEADERS!
NATIONAL CUSTODIAN APPRECIATION DAY -- October 2nd is National Custodian Appreciation Day. This is a day in which we recognize and show appreciation to our custodians, assistant custodians, and maintenance staff who work tirelessly each day to ensure the smooth operation of our school buildings. Thank you to our great group of custodians and maintenance personnel at Chaffee R-2 School District! We truly appreciate all your hard work every day! Thank you for all you do -- Raymond Spies (Maintenance Supervisor), Brenda Hester, Kelly Glastetter, Debbie Flanigan, Ann Nordin, Jennifer Dodds, Angela Sadler, Steve Enderle
MARK YOUR CALENDARS -- MOGUL HALLOWEEN DANCE IS OCTOBER 11! The CHS Mogul Halloween Dance is approaching scarily fast! Get your date and make plans to attend! The CHS Mogul Dance will be held on Saturday, October 11th, from 7:00 -10:00 p.m. in the High School Activity Center. Cost is $3 per person or $5 per couple. Concessions available for purchase. There will be a photo booth. Professional photos will be available for $5 per photo. Dance is semi formal! No sweats allowed! NO COSTUMES! Coronation of Mogul Prince and Princess and Mogul King and Queen will begin at 8:30 p.m. If you plan to bring an out of school date, you must get an out of school date form. Forms are available outside of the office and are due by Wednesday, October 8th. We can't wait to see you there for a spooktacular evening! Congratulations to the following Mogul Candidates: 7th grade: Desi Nash and Bryson McFarland // 8th grade: Jordan Jones and Cooper Merritt // 9th grade: Mallory Horton and Jason Mosley // 10th grade: Charley Medley and Reid Dumey // 11th grade: Ashtyn Rhodes and Dom Polhamus // 12th grade: Skylar Ruebel and Holden Stanley
CHAFFEE COMMUNITY CARE PORTAL FALL CARNIVAL ON OCTOBER 4TH -- The Chaffee Community Care Portal will be hosting a Fall Carnival on Saturday, October 4th, at Frisco Park from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. This is organized by the Chaffee Community Care Portal with help from local and school organizations. There will be Carnival Games, Cake Walk, Hayride, and other activities. $1.00 tickets sold at the event. There will also be Chaffee Farmers Market vendors and Concessions available for purchase. Pumpkin Scavenger Hunt – There will be 5 pumpkins hidden in town each day from September 29-October 3. Redeem a pumpkin for a prize at the carnival. Limit one per child.
CONGRATULATIONS CHS ALL-DISTRICT CHOIR! Congratulations to the following students who were selected as Southeast All-District Choir! High School: Annabelle Goodholm – Soprano and Kitty Butcher – Alto. Junior High: Madelynn Recar – Soprano and Callie Crouse – Soprano.
Congratulations CHS Mogul! The CHS Mogul crew went to J-Day at Southeast Missouri State University on September 26. They attended workshops and learned new skills to improve the yearbook. Several photos and yearbook spreads were entered into competition, and the CHS Mogul staff took home 5 trophies! The award winners were: Bailey Robertson: 1st place Sports Action Photography / Bailey Robertson: 3rd place Sports Action Photography / Addison Stratton: 1st place Academic Photography / Leah Vandeven: Honorable Mention Academic Photography / Abbi Hanback: 1st place Yearbook Student Life Spreads / Carlyanne Cossou and Leah Vandeven: 3rd place Yearbook Sports Spread. We are so proud of the talent and dedication of our CHS Mogul staff. To see some of their incredible work, please buy a yearbook at Jostens.com/yearbook
THIS WEEK IN CHS ATHLETICS (SEPTEMBER 29-OCTOBER 4) SEPTEMBER 29 (MONDAY): HS Girls Varsity Softball (with JV game) vs Neelyville (Home) 4:30 p.m. / Junior High Girls Basketball vs Woodland (Home) 5:00 p.m. / JV Football vs Malden (Home) 6:00 p.m. SEPTEMBER 30 (TUESDAY): HS Girls Varsity Softball vs Doniphan (Away) 4:30 p.m. / Junior High Girls Basketball vs East Prairie (Home) 5:00 p.m. OCTOBER 1 (WEDNESDAY): Junior High Girls Basketball vs Scott County Central (Home) 5:30 p.m. ** Please note game time has been changed to a 5:30 start. / HS Girls Varsity Softball vs Cape Central (Home) 4:30 p.m. OCTOBER 2 (THURSDAY): HS Girls Varsity Softball (with JV game) vs Jackson (Away) 4:30 p.m. / Junior High Football vs Charleston (Away) 5:30 p.m. OCTOBER 3 (FRIDAY): HS Varsity Football vs Caruthersville (Away) 7:00 p.m. OCTOBER 4 (SATURDAY): HS Girls Cross Country at Notre Dame Invitational (Cape Girardeau) Run Time 11:15 a.m. / HS Cheer – Regionals at St. Louis at 5:40 p.m.
SPIRIT WEEK FALL FRENZY EVENTS ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH ARE POSTPONED!!
After much consideration it has been decided to postpone tonight's (Wednesday, September 24th) events due to weather.
The Chili Cook-Off will be moved to Thursday night (September 25th) at 5:30 p.m. on the football parking lot. We have a JH football game against Scott City Thursday night that starts at 5:30 p.m. so it will be a great time have the Chili Cook-Off.
The Powder Puff game between the junior and senior girls and the Senior Moms Tackle will be postponed until a later date. We will share that date as soon as it is rescheduled.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
FBLA MEETING -- Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) will hold its 1st meeting in Mr. Westrich’s room. Please plan to attend one of the following 3 sessions if you are interested in joining: Wednesday, September 24, at 7:30 a.m. OR Wednesday, September 24, at 2:45 p.m. OR Thursday, September 25, at 7:30 a.m.
NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS ON SEPTEMBER 26 -- There will be no school for students on Friday, September 26th. It is a Teachers Professional Development Day.
LADY DEVILS SOFTBALL GAME CANCELLED TODAY (9/23/25) -- The Lady Devils Softball game at Naylor has been cancelled today (Tuesday, September 23) because of rain.
FCA SEE YOU AT THE POLE (SEPTEMBER 24) -- FCA See You at the Pole will take place on Wednesday, September 24th, at 7:30 am. Please join us at the flagpole in front of the school to pray for our families, our school, our community, and our nation. Students have been praying at the pole since 1990.
